Editing Process, Day 2:

Completed by: Me

Today on 6/12/11, we are in the second day of the editing process which is following on from our day one, editing process.

Software used:

• Live Text
• Final Cut
• Downloading site

What did we do today?

• At first, we decided we were going to convert any extra scenes we shot and begin cutting and placing the clips in order, improving the transitions from last lesson, picking the best and more suitable shots taken.
• We then put the extra scenes uploaded into order referring back to the script and storyboard. In this lesson we spent most of our time cutting the individual clips and placing them in order, our aim was to make sure we got this perfect before doing anything else.
• While editing, we did also begin to look on 'Text Live' which we will be using to create our credits, enabling us to use effects and transitions onto the credits, in order to make it unique. 
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A couple of weeks ago i found a sound track which i feel is perfect for this genre of the opening. I did do some research on four other fantasy and thriller movies, analysing the 2 minute opening music. However, i found that this piece was the more daunting, vibrant and really made myself feel trapped and in danger as it has a erring tone to it. The sound track is called 'Dead Silence.' Nicola and I did come to a decision of Nicola downloading it via MP3 which she did in this lesson. 

Screen shot of Nicola downloading the music and converting
it onto SNIPMP3

What will we do next lesson?

• Come to a decision and find an appriopraite stype for the title.
• Tint each scene to make them look more dark and dull, creating an unwelcoming atmosphere.

Conclusion: 

Alternatively, we did have several difficulties with using Final Cut, such as, continuity, cutting and rending the video which became a huge problem during the lesson. For example, our aim was to have the scenes dissolving into one another during the first 20 seconds, which is where the credits will be shown, however, we manage to attach the dissolve effect onto an extra clip we were not using, meaning we had to delete that scene and re-upload it. Nicola, Chloe and I are debating whether to finish the editing using 'iMovie' as this is well known to all 3 of us and has a 'Flip' effect which is what we want to contribute in our opening as there are some continuity mistakes. 

Meanwhile, Nicola didn't have enough space on her log in, meaning this limited the amount we could produce in the lesson. Although, we did manage to cut the clips we had produced and put them in order, meaning we easily moved onto finding suitable text using the software 'LiveText' which allows us to type in the text we want as the credit, and find a effective, efficient and suitable effect for the text which fits into our genre. We began using this for our credits and researching various types of transitions which we are still in process of. In addition, I am happy with the final result we produced in the lesson as we manage to co-operate and got a lot of work done. Although, we will continue with it next lesson.